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Report recommending accepance of offer of land on Sydney Common, 1879-1880

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Unique IDA-00435583SeriesReports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 21st November 1879 and 10th February 1880Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Finance Committee recommending the acceptance of the offer of Emanuel Watson for the purchase of a strip of land on block B Sydney Common for £25, the land being between Lots 10 and 11 and having a frontage to South Head Road of 3 feet and a 2 feet frontage to a reserved road. Appended: Letter from Emanuel Watson requesting to purchase the land as a side entrance to his property with annotation by AC Mountain recommending the sale but noting that it may not be possible for council to give Watson title to the land; Scale Plan (tracing) by AC Mountain, City Surveyor, showing part of Block B of the Sydney Common including lots 7 to 15, Old South Head Road, Elizabeth Street and the Reserved Road [lane] parallel to Old South Head Road and the strip of land.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Page number14, 45Volume number19

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives when using these records.

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Source system ID22/19/14

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original reports by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report recommending accepance of offer of land on Sydney Common, 1879-1880